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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-13
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP Tor chill
dren teething is the prescription Of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and has been used for forty years with
never-failing success by millions of mothers for
their children During the process Of teething
its value is incalculable. 1t relieves tho child
from pain, cures dysentcry and diarrh@a, gripping
in the bowels, and wind-colc. By giving health
to the child it rests the mother. Price 25 cents
bottle. mvo-1yfM.W&s
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Tennyson,s "NIax Queen,

Who knows but if the beautiful girl who
died so young had been blessed with DR..
Pierce's "Favorite Prescription" she might
have reigned on many another bright May
day. The "Favorite Prescription IS Ger
tain cure for all those disorders to which
females are liable.
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AasSss;xsalltl1e.illa OQ5jarzetttss.
80

The GAZETTE is now the Oldest paper il
the State, and with few exceptions the old.
est in the country, and its usefulness has
been demonstrated and appreciated during
the EIGHTY. SEVEN YEARS of its existence. In
its columns has always been found mirror
Of passing events, and the careful chroni.
cling Of the history of what is going on in the
| world has ever been its aim. 1t is always
! welcomed in tho household, while in the
counting room and workshop it has become
Invaluable
The GAZETTE has better facilities for OBJ
tanning news than any paper outside of the
national capital. Situated as it is so close
to the great centre Of news, it enjoys daily
the benefit of the Associated Press dis
patches from every part of the world hence
It's patrons can read from its columns in the
evening what has transpired that day in
every portion Of our own domain as well as
from every part of the habitable globe.
Consequently it is an every day occurrence
for the GAZETTE to publish kilograms from
the various European capitals twelve and
fifteen hours earlier than the morning pa.
pers
Another feature that serves to make the
GAZETTE a great desideratum with mer
chants is its afternoon market reports from
New York, Baltimore, Chicago and other
centres.
The local department. furnishes full and
complete history of everything that occurs
n and near the city, and this feature will
as ever, receive careful attention.
Correspondence from Washington, Rich
mond and every section of theState, is pub.
lished regularly, and all events of interest
occurring within the bounds of the Com
monweath are to be found in the columns
of the GAZETTE.
The GAzETTE's circulation is steadily in
creasing, especially among people who con.
suit its advertising columns before purchas-
ing. That this is sef-evident may be infer
red from the fact that large country edi.
tion-nearly as large as the daily--is sent
all over this section OF country three tines
> week, and is read by thousands, most of
whom send here or to contiguous cities to
make purchases. The advantages of adj.
7ertising in the GAZETTE are, therefore, ap-
larent.
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Daily Gazette. per annum, $500
Gazette, for country, 400
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-08-13
SEWING MACHINES.

The good qualities of the above machines are
now well established.
We are selling them at as low price as they
can be purchased in any of the larger cities, and
are prepared to allow as much for old machines of
any kind as is possible
We have seen so much good done by the "Do
nestle that wo wish every family TO havo mt
least one in their house. Prices fixed, but terms
accommodating.
Call and examine, or send for circular
oct22 j. S. LEADBEATER & BRO.
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CEAsoNABLE GOOD will be sold at very re-
~ duced prices at SO King, corner Of Royal ST.,
Alexandria, Va We name in part Doors of va
rious sizes and Adjustable Frames for windows,
covered with wire, nice goods Screen Wire of as.
sorted widths, in quantities to suit; Fowlers Fly
Fans, best quality. bronze bars; Paragon Fly
Traps, detachable tops; Roach Traps Cyclone pat
emit; Peerless leo Cream Freezers, Preserving
Kettles of MI sorts also general assortment of
goods in the Hardware line ut wholesale and re-
tail, to which we ask the attention Of purchasers
at SO King street
les J. T. CREIGHTON & SON
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DIRECTORY
Principal Business Houses Of The City
Banks.
Barke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax streot Z.
Citizens National Bank, n. W. cor. Prince All
leo streets.
streets.
Books, Stationary and Printing.
a.E. French, SO King street
Brewers.
The Robert Portner Brewing Company.
Brick Makers.
Arlington Brick Machine Co., Canal lock-
Carriages.
Summers & Bro, Pitt street.
China, Glassware, &c.
Ell. Miller, Son & Co., 65 King street.
Clothing and Furnishing Goods
Jos. Brsger, No. 10 King street.
Commission Merchants.
P.B Hooe, Q Prince street.
Confeotloners.
Henry Brengle, 129 King street
Dry Goods and Notions.
R.H. Taylor. 933 Penna. ave., Washington.
A. 3. slaymaker, 1O5 King street.
J. E. Tackett, 100 King street.
Carter, I'll Market Space, Washington.
Drugs and Chemicals.
WE. Creighton & Co., N. W. cor. King ana
Royal streets.
q. S. Leadbeater & Bro, 3. Fairfax street
s. II. Lunt, cor. King and Fairfax streets.
I'D. II. Lunt, n. o. cor. King and Washingto
streets. 1.,w,
Warfeld g. Hall. cor. Prince and Fairfax street
Groosrs and Liquor Dealers
&c Milburn, II N. Royal street.
Charles King & Son, 81 Cameron street.
Harlow & Bro, n. W. cor. Royal and Camoro.
streets
W. A. johnson, II. O. cor. Royal and Cameron
streets
q. McBurney & Son, s. w. cor. King and Wasl.
&. VIM. Ramsay, cor King and st. Asaph street:
Hardware and Cutlery.
+. F. Carlin & Sons, 63 King street.
J. T. Creighton & Son, SO King street.
B. F. Peake, cor. King aud Pitt streets
F.A. Reed & Co., Strand.
Jewellers.
q. Wildt, 10 n. Royal street
Lumber, &c.
Perry, smoot g. Co., No. 25 corner Cameron and
Union SITS.
Josiah q. D. Smoot, p north Union st.
Machinists.
W. Moore 65 Union street.
Real Estate Agents.
Harlow & Cation, Market Building.
Wines and Liquors.
Geo. Steuernagel, corner King and Fairfax SITS.
Wood and Coal
W. A. Smoot s. Co., foot of Princess st.
A. b. Agnew, foot of Franklin st.
J. 3. Zimmerman, foet of Queen st.
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A XEsl AXES! AXEs!-"Light Horse Harry"
II and Red Warrior Chopping Axes Over
100 dozen of these celebrated goods in store. All
the regular weights and shapes. Wholesale and
retail. JAS F. CARLIN & SONS,
sep4 Alexandria, Va.
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SHEEP DIP, Sage Ground Sage, Diamond
- Dyes Fitche's Pocket Scales, Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, Warmers Kidney and Liver Cure, Browns
Iron Bitters, Voina Cordial, Pratts Astral Oil,
and Sweet Maioram-a large supply just received.
dec1 Z. S. LEADBEATER & BRO
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AIEX ANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER
LEGAL.

YTIRGINIA In the Clerks Office of the Corpo.
ration Court of the city of Alexandria, on
the 29th day of July, 1887.
Mary A. Finch VS.. the heirs of William j. Cross,
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GUNS, PISTOLS, PERCUSSION CAPS, WADs,
III &c. at 8 further reduction in prices to close
out. We have on hand the 'Merino Felt Wads,' Bal.
timore make, at manufacturer prices. Call at SO
Eing, corner of Royal street.
dec7 J, 7, CREIGHTON q SON.
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WAKEFIELD e. HALL,
DRUGG 1sTs.


Corner Prince and Fairfax street.
Prescriptions speciality. English, French,
German and Domestic Toilet Soaps; Genuine
Farina Cologne; Magnolia, Hedyosmia, Geranum
and Florida Water Genuine Lubins Extracts
sponges Hair Brushes and Combs best English
Tooth Brushes; full assortment of Patent Medi.
cincs, Coxes Gelatine, Corn Starch Sea Moss Fa.
rine; Spices of all kinds, and select stock of all
articles sold by druggists at prices as low as the
same quality can be obtained elsewhere dec
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15

1T took Mayor Ames some time to
publicly announce that which the peo-
pie have known from the first would
come sooner or later, and that is, the
abandonment of his contest for the Gov
ernorship. He says his attorney has
been unsuccessful in trying to fix up the
evidence for the contest, and he has be-
come disguised and has resolved to drop
the matter. If Mayor Ames ever enter
tanned the slightest idea that there was
a particle Of evidence to elk up" he is
not possessed of as much good sense as
most people had given him credit for
and that was not very much. The silly
boasts of his ability to prove himself en-
titled TO the seat was never received
with anything like sincerity by his
best friends and most ardent supporters.
II was simuly game of bluff from the
beginning, and was talked of only to
build up a little cheap ammunition for
future use. But the powder has become
too damp 10 be of any earthly use. If
the Democrats should be so short-sighted
as 10 again nominate Mr.. Ames for Gov
ernor, they will find the expression of
the people decidedly more emphatic
against him than it was last Fall. Ames
can meyer occupy Minnesota's guberna-
torlal chair
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
Estimates of Imports.

New YORK, April l2.-The Sun pub.
fishes the following: "Mr. Henry F
Merritt of Illinois United States Consul al
AK Ia Chappelle, Germany, called on
Collector Magone yesterday. He pre-.
scented letters from the Presidents PR.
vate secretary and from the assistant
secretary Porter, and from Secretary
Fairchild. 1t was stated that Mr.. Mer.
ritt's visit will probably result in some
startling developments. Mr.. Merritt
has drawn his attention to the question
of alleged undervaluations of merchan.
disc imported from Germany, and he
has in his possession samples, accompa.
MED by invoices, showing the valuation
at which the goods have been imported
into the United States, and an array OF
figures showing the actual valuation OF
those goods at the port of export.
The exports from AK la Chappelle
alone into the United States amount to
So, 0OO, coca year. The under valuation
on those imports, taken at the lowest
rate suggested by the samples and fig.
ures in Mr.. Merritts possession
amounted to 10 per cent. or S9,0O0,0OO q
year The actual figures, it is believed
will run beyond that.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
KICKING ALL ALONG THE LINE.

The action of the Interstate Commits
sioners in temporarily suspendIng sec
ton four of the act of Congress regulating
commerce between states on Southern
lines of railways is causing vast amount
OF complaint by roads which have not
been thus favorably considered This
section is the one vital feature of the en-
tire act. 1t is that provision, regulating
the long and short haul, over which so
much complaint has been made, and
through the medium of which unjust
determinations have been made against
interior points not favored with any
considerable competition in the way of
competing lines CT roads. BY their ac-
ton in favoring these Southern railways
the commissioners have opened the way
for the filing OF an interminable number
of complaints ola like character. There
is no railroad in existence but will de-
mand rights similar to those granted the
southern companies, and there are
probably few that cannot substantiate
quite as reasonable claims.
On Thursday the commission ordered
suspension for 80 days the operation of
the long and short haul clause to the
Detroit, Grand Haven d Milwaukee road
so far as 1t applies to traffic taken across
Lake Michigan to Grand Haven and des-
tined to points east Of the Detroit and
st. Clair rivers. The steamship lines
and merchants of Boston have field an
application with the commission To auth
orize the trunk lines of railroads from
Chicagoto Boston to continue the export
trade on the same basis as heretofore,
giving equal rates with New York Oil all
merchandise exported. The matter has
been referred to commissioner Walker
for investigation, and as he is New
Engiander, interested in the advantages
to be gained by that locality through
fayoritism in rates, there is little doubt
but the prayer of petitioners will be
granted. And now comes the Southern
Pacific road and says that its traffic is
sure to be ruined unless it is granted
relief from section four. This route
comesin competition with the Snez canal
for business with China and Japan, and
in order to get freights, the road must
make a less through rate to Atlantic ports
than is charged locally.
There is no doubt in the world but this
"long and short haul' clause is going to
keep the commission busy most of the
time, and while it is, rs before stated, the
vital feature of the new railroad law, it
is doubtful 1t it remains in operation
three months on any of the great trunk
iipaa
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
A Serious Fire at St. Augustine. Fla

BosToN, April IA dispatch from
st. Augustine, Fla, dated to-day, says
''The st. Augustine hotel took fire al
2:3O o'clock this morning, and was de.
stroyed. The old slave market is also
gone, and the ancient cathedral is in
flames. The Edwards hotel and hall
dozen small buildings are also on fire
and it seems inevitable that the Florida
house and Opera house must go. The
danger of the destruction of the whole
town, from the Plaza to the city gate, il
imminent. All of the rs guests of the
st. Augustine got out in safety, as did
also the help of the house, and the
guests and servants of the Edwards
house.
LATEST REGARDING THE ST. AUGUSTINE FIRE,
|. BosroN, April PA dispatch from
st. Augustine, Fla, dated April II, $50
D. m, says: 1.-THE fire has been stopped
at Treasury and Main streets. A por-
ton of the town is safe. The county
court house and Vedder's museum are
destroyed, but all the county records
are safe. Loss 100000.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
CROP OUTLOOK
The Condition of Winter Wheat not as
Favorable as Last Year.

The Condition of Winter Wheat not al
Favorable as Last Year.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The report o.
the Department of Agriculture for April
relates to the condition of winter grain
and the comparative healthfulness OF
farm animals. The returns show that
the condition of seeding wheat was
somewhat unfavorable in the states OF
the Atlantic and Gulf coats owing tC
drouth during the late summer and au
tumn, which was most severe in por.
sions of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Vir.
ginia and Texas. The same unfayorab q
conditions prevailed in Western Nilsson
ri and in Kansas. The continued dry
weather made blowing difficult, seeding
late, and in localities where it was un.
broken when winter set in, termination
was slow and the fall growth small.
In the great wheat states of the GEN.
trail west, from Tennessee to Missouri
the seed sowed for the greater part OF
the area was in a fair condition, and
with local exceptions the plant made d
good growth before going into winter
quarters. On the Pacific slope the early
seeding time was dry, but later rains put
the wheat into fair condition, though
somewhat after the usual date. The
covering of snow during the early por.
ton of the winter was better than usual
over large part of the wheat area, but
there are from many sections complaints
of scanty protection during the very try
ing weather since February 18th. The
month of March was the most severe
for a series of years, the temperature
being below the average over the
whole wheat area east of the Mississippi
river, and the alternate, freezing and
fields, especially in bottom and poorly
drained lands.
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Ohio suff.
cred severely from this inclemency
The general average condition is IS, the
same as in 1881, and higher than at the
same date in 1883 and 1885, when it was
so and rs respectively. The April con
dition of last year was 92.5, which was
still further improved by favorable
weather during the month.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
They Didn't Pass.

Red Wing Republicans. When Commits
sioners Beckerand Gibbs, and Secretary
Warner, of the state railroad and ware
house commission, boarded the train at
This city for Wabasha, the other NOR
ming, and were approached by Conduc-
tor Trusonne for fare, they showed their
passes, but he refused to honor them,
and demanded payment of their fare in
money. They demonstrated, saying they
used their passes all right the day before.
Trusonne replied that he was making no
mistakes under the Interstate commerce
law as he had no 5000 to put up. The
commissioners then drew their wallets
and came down with their cash.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15

A PROPOSITION is made to change the
custom of addressing letters. Instead
of first writing the name of the person
to whom the letter is to be sent, the
name of the postoffice is written across
the center of the envelope, and directly
to the right the name of the county and
State. The name of the person for
whom the missive is intended is then
written i'm the lower left hand corner.
This method will be long stride to-
wards the perfection OF our mail faciili.
ties. This mode of address was some
time ago started, but it Is no easy task
for people to drop an old custom and
adopt new one, even though it be an
Improvement,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE.

Mankato is enjoying activity i'm real
estate never before witnessed, and pur-
chasers are quite as numerous as sellers.
The increase in prices, while not such
as are reported from Duluth and Ash
land, are nevertheless entirely satisfac-
tory and extremely gratifying, and fur
nish all the evidence necessary that the
city will witness the most prosperous
year in its history. The transfers dur
ing the past two weeks have exceeded
in numbers those which have been
made in the preceding three months,
and prices have advanced anywhere
from Is to so per cent. And this is only
the beginning of what promises to be a
genuine boom. In the past our real es-
tate men have exhibited what seemed
rather too much modesty in setting
forth the great advantages offered i'm
real estate in Mankato, preferring, il is
assumed, that the localities which have
taken so much pains and been to SO
much expense in booming their cities
should have their run, give the people
an opportunity to settle down once
more to clear understanding of the
situation, and await their readiness to
invest in real estate that can furnish
guarantee of profit to every investor.
The good policy of such course is now
apparent, and it is not discounting
future probabilities to say that Man
kato will enjoy what the Northwest
has so long promised, and what her
uDequaled resources richly entitle her
to-a growth in population and manu-
featuring industries, which will make
her the fourth city of the State.
A noticeable feature in the real estate
sales is the fact that outlying property
which for years has stood dead i'm the
market, is receiving unexpected atten-
ton now, with prices more than dou-
bled, and yet the figures asked are not
half what the property must bring with
In year. The additions We speak of
must very soon become the residence
portions of the city. Business houses
are constantly seeking locations on
| streets other than Front, and vast
amount of property now occupied by
dwellings will soon become too valuable
to hold for such purposes, and as a Sc
quence the outlying lots will be sought
for with eagerness, and at prices far in
advance of asking figures at this time.
From information, the most accurate
possible to obtain, we are told that fully
five hundred dwellings will be erected
within the corporate limits tins season
and some half dozen or more business
houses are now under way. We have
four or five architects, and they are all
driven to the extreme limit in providing
plans, and large number are waiting
patiently their turn. The dwellings to
be put up are of exceptionally pretty
designs, while the business houses will
be among the handsomest in the city.
Verify, Mankato rs pushing on to that
goal which her proud distinction as the
center of the richest agricultural district
in the Northwest has always guaranteed
her citizens she should eventually reach
| The future of Mankato is no longer a
question of doubt or speculation, and
lie who would drink of the cup of pros
perity is invited to come and sip with
| us.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-04-15
CAN CLEVELAND BE RE-NOMI.
MATED?

This is question which is worrying
the leaders Of the Democratic party,
THAT is the administration portion of
that party quite as much as any prob
lem they have had To solve in long
time. 1t is plainly evident that Mr..
Cleveland must have New York to sue
coed. Can he get it? Such papers as
the New York World and Sun will do
what lies IN their power to defeat the re-
nomination of the President. During
the last campaign Mr.. Cleveland had no
more ardent support from any paper
published than was afforded by the
World, and the loss of that support will
be a serious obstacle i'm his way in '8S.
Then there is large body of dissatisfied
Democrats who are for any body to de.
feat Grover. Then again Governor Hill
is an aspirant, and it is safe to assume
that his friends, who are in possession of
State patronage, will allow no grass to
grow under their feet between this and
the date for selecting candidate for
chief executive of the nation. Outside
of New York Mr.. Cleveland is not strong.
In large majority of the States it may
be said that he is very weak as candi-
date for denomination. In the South,
for instance, his unfortunate appoint
ments have estranged a large faction of
the party who may be safely counted
upon to oppose him.
But there is, after all is said, point
which will enure to Mr.. Cleveland's ben
eft, and which cannot be wholly ignored
by those most bitterly opposed to his
policy. How would the Democratic
party appear before the country if, after
electing President for the first time in
twenty-five years they should fail to en-
dorse him by a denomination? Itwould
be a positive admission that after being
trusted with the reigns of government
for the first time in Il quarter of GEN.
fury, they had made a failure of it.
While large majority of the dominant
party are willing to secretly admit that
this is precisely what Mr.. Cleveland's
administration has proved, it would
hardly be consistent with their well
known principles to acknowledge such a
thing TO the world. Looking at the sit
uation from this standpoint, 1t would APP
pear that the President will stand more
of a show for second trial of strength
than most members of his party are
willing to admit.
If the Democrats drop Cleveland, they
will show Il palpable lack of faith in his
ability, and SO say to the country by such
action. If they nominate him there is
hardly a grain of possibility that he can
be elected. In either event it seems
certain that the Democratic party will
be placed between the devil and the
deep sea in the next campaign.